Writing-pad.



No. 659,860. Paiend Oct. I6, |900.

- E. H. SCHILD.

WRITING PAD.

(Application led June 22, 1900.) lNo Mcdel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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E. H. scHlLn.

WRITING PAD.

(Applivation led June 22, 1900.) kNu Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l Snom/Lto@ @bvd/naman in S'rrns i t i..

EDVARD H. SCHILD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

RlTlNG-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 659,860, dated October 16, 1900. Application filed .Tune 22, 1900. Serial No. 21,227. llo model.)

To all whom t may concer/t' Be it known that I, EDWARD H. SCHILD, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain newand nsefullmprovements in Reversible VVriting-Pads, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved pad resting upon the arm of a students chair and having the cover thrown back on the transfer-wires Fig. 2, an edge elevation showing the cover and several leaves that have been written upon folded under the base-board; Fig. 8, a similar view of the pad reversed to permit writing upon the reverse sides of the sheets composing the pad; Fig. 4, a detail sectional view showing the manner of connecting the transfer-wires detachably to the immovable posts; Fig. 5, a detail view showing the transfer-wires thrown back away from the posts to permit sheets to be placed on or removed from same; Fig. 6, a detail perspective view of the pad-holding devices removed from the base-board; Figs. 7, 8, and 9, detail views of a modication hereinafter speciiically described, and Figs. 10 and ll detail views of two other modifications hereinafter described.

The object of this invention is to produce a reversible writing-pad especially adapted for the use of students and reporters in taking rapid notes of lectures, speeches, dsc.; and it consists of certain features of construction hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings by letters, o. designates the base-board; b, a pair of vertical posts aftiXed to a plate c, attached to the upper end of the board ct, and CZ a pair of arched transfer-wires pivotally mounted in bearings e, carried on the forward edge of said plate c. The plate c extends approximately across the upper end of the base-board and is set into the same sufficiently to come ush with its upper surface, and the posts are secured rigidly to the plate a short distance from theV upper edge of the board. The ears or bearings e come substantially iiush with the upper edge of the board, and the plate and ears in practice may be covered from view by a suitable covering pasted on the board. The

transfer-wires are formed integrally with a single shaft f, which extends across the upper end of the board and is confined in the ears e and thereby made to form the pivot of the transferwires. Each transferwire is bent into an approximately-oval shape, eX- tending downward and inward from the pivotal point, and then curving backward and upward and inward over the base-board, its downwardly-extending free end terminating normally below and in the rear of the upper end of the adjacent post, as shown in Fig. 4. rlhe transfer-wires are elastic, so that by springing up the respective free ends they may be engaged in their respective posts, the posts being each provided with a recessin its upper end for the reception and retention of the end of the wire, as shown.

As will be observed, the sheets composing the pad are placed upon the fixed posts, having been previously punched with corresponding holes. Upon top of the pad is preferably placed a cover g, which is also provided witl1 holes for the reception of the posts and, besides, carries an elastic band h, which may be stretched over the base-board to hold the cover and sheets in place when not in use. When in use the cover is first thrown back upon the transfer-wires, and then the sheets are thrown back as fast as they are written upon, the cover and used sheets being allowed to hang down upon the depending parts of the transferwires, as shown in Fig. l, or swung back under the base-board, as shown in Fig. 2, as the exigencies may render desirable.

The main practical advantages of my pad are- First, the pad is reversible, so that either side may be used with equal advantages, the reversal being accomplished by simply turning over the cover and sheets and bringing them against the under side of thel baseboard, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby either or both sides of the sheet may be written upon.

Second, it can be easily opened between any two sheets of the pack, because the sheets slide easily from the posts to the transferwires and back again, the upper ends of the posts being preferably beveled to facilitate this transfer. This allows any desired sheet or sheets to be withdrawn without disturbing the rest of the pack, and it also allows any additional sheet o1' sheets to be placed between any two sheets Without disturbing the remainder of the pack.

Third, a fiat writing-surface is always presented, and the whole surface of the sheet is fiat and can be used from edge to. edge and top to bottom.

Fourth, when the user is pressed for time, as when taking rapid long-hand notes, the turning of the leaves requires but a minimum of time, since all that is required is to throw over the filled sheet and it will of itself fall into place against the preceding sheet, thus doing away with the necessity of stop ping to arrange. the note-book, iatten out new sheet, dac.

Fifth, the sheets that have been turned do. not in any way encumber the writer by encroachin g upon the space before hi m, nor will they tend to flop back, nor do they require to be held down and out of the Way.

Sixth, it is readily opened or closed, thus allowing it to be filled or emptied with greatest ease and rapidity.

Seventh, if properly used,y the posts and wires cannot accidentally come open during use and let the sheets scatter overthe floor, thus curing a serious defect with someof the kinds of pads now on the market, this accident being especially liable to happen when the user is in great haste.

Eighth, the stiff back or base-board takes the place of a desk, offering a good support to write upon if the pad is rested on the knee` or held in the hand.

Ninth, the pad is simple, easy to handle, and can be manufactured cheaply.

When the transfer-wiresare thro-wn back ou their pivot, as shown in Fig. 5, to permit the sheets to be placed on or removed from the posts, the parts of the wires adjacent the pivoty enter notches or recesses in the under side of the board to permit the free ends of the wires to swing back far enough.

It is obvious that this invention is not confined to the specific features of construction shown and described. For instance, instead of pivoting the shaft f to the plate c it may be. confined in a transverse groovet', formed in the under side of the back ce near its upper edgeA by a plate t" carrying the posts b, as shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9, or the shaft may be omitted entirely and the transfer-wires removably clamped to the upper edge of' the board, as shown in Fig. 10, and, again, the ixed posts may be omitted and the ends of the transfer-wires caused to engage recesses in the upper surface of the board, as. shown in said Fig. lO. the transfer-.wires may be detachably interlocked with the posts in any other suitable manner-as, for instance, asshown in Fig. l1, in which the free ends of the wires terminate in front of the posts and are beveled oft' to correspond with the similarly-beveled ends of the posts, so that by simply pressing thev It is obvious, further,lth at free ends of the wires backward their ends will snap intoy the posts. l It will be 'observed that it is essential that each transfer-wire shall present an arch or lo'op above the level of the upper flat surface of the board .and also an arch or loop below f the lower-flat surface, the two arches or loops being substantially alike and forming a continuousv ring or circuit, so that substantially the same facility will be afforded the user i whichever side of the boardis used. It will be observed also that both the upper and lower surfaces of' the board shall be fiat and free. of obstruction and that the lower arches, like the upper arches, shall lie inward under the lower Writing-surface, so that when the pad is reversed the package of reversed sheet-s will lie entirely upoll the board and not project above its upper edge, thereby permitting the entire reversed side of the sheets to be written upon.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Ina reversible writing-pad, the combination of a base-board having opposite writing-s ur-i'aces,l and transfer-wires carried by said base-board, each transfer-wire being curved to forni a, transfer-arch for each writing-.surface of the board, the upper arches bei ing` directly above and adjacent to the upper Writing-surface and the lower arches being directly below and adjacent to the lower writ ing-surtface,I substantially asy and for the purpose set forth.

2. Ina reversible writing-pad, a base-board provided with opposite writing-surfaces and carry ing elastic transfer-wires, each transferwire presenting an arch or loop above and adjacent to the upper writing-surface and also an arch or loop directly below and adja* cen-t to. the lower writing-surface and each transfer-wire being separable at some point and being keptA closed; at this separable point by the elasticity of the arches for the purposes set,l forth.

3. In a reversible writing-pad, they combination 0f. a base-board having its opposite .y sides forming writing-surfaces and means. for temporarily attaching thereto a package of sheets of paper, said means consisting of a pair ofy transfer-wires attached to they board .l at its upper edgeeach transfer-wire looping or extending underneath and adjacent to the logwerwriting-surface of the board and from there curving up and over upon the upper 1 writing-surface of the board, and means for separably connecting the upper ends of the transfer-Wires to the board.

4, In ay reversible writing-pad, the combinati-on of a` base-board having writing-surl faces ony its oppositev sides, a plate attached l to the upper end of said board and carrying i a pair of rigid posts, located below the upper edge of the board, a` pair of connected trans- ;fer-wires pivotally connected to` said plate ,and looping downward from their point of IOO IIO

attachment and curving forward and upward and then inward over the base-board and terminating near the upper edges of said posts, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a writing-pad, the combination of a reversible base-board having dat opposite writing-surfaces, and transfer-wires carried by said base-board and each being curved to form a transfer-arch for each writing-surface of the base-board, for the purposes set forth.

6. In combination,a reversible writing-pad, consisting of a reversible base-board, a plate attached to the under side thereof at the upper edge of the board, said plate carrying posts extending up through the board, a pair of transfer-wires pivotally attached to the under side of the board by said plate, the

EDWARD H. soHILD.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES H. MILLIKIN, LILLIAN GARDNER. 

